That was the longest 10 minutes of my life.

bro what magical place has 800 dollar banshees 😭

Love bringing these old machines back to life. There is no greater feeling when they fire up.

I ride my Banshee year round, especially in the winter (lots of warm clothes=lots of crash protection without the sweat, lol). Powercore 2 exhaust, Trinity 2 into 1 high rise carb setup (absolutely bulletproof, rarely need to use the choke and starts good, even in cold weather), Cool Head w' just the right amount of mild cylinder porting, ALL brakes in working order w' triple rate front shocks for control and safety (ALWAYS HAVE BRAKES EQUAL TO H.P. OUTPUT). With my 300+ lbs. and 22" tall GBC Dirt Devil mud tires out back (a snow game changer), I was going right up some hills that 4x4 ATV guys were struggling with. HUGE snow roosts and just gone. My Banshee has taller gearing in the sprockets and with the taller rear tires, I don't even shift in to 6th gear until 55+ mph. Those big mud tires are surprisingly stable at very high speeds. All you sport quad guys should stop parking your quad for the winter and get you some 22" GBC Dirt Devils for the rear and a pair of handlebar mitts (around $20 and another game changer), and ride all year long.

Needed this video 10 yrs ago. Night before big snow storm in pa..doesn't happen too often..luckily I fired up my 660 raptor to make sure it was ready and thought it was good until carbs started leaking. No way to get any parts. I took n apart and cleaned em several times. I was up all night researching on the forums until about 3am found a mention about the seat o ring. I didn't know they existed..didn't have any of course so had to go to sleep but go up early went to bros shop got him to meet me to open up and grab an o ring bout an inch came down at this point. Got home threw it together in perfect time to go out riding on the roads all night..was great time

Man, ever since I found your channel I have been wanting to find a non running bike and fix it. You make it look too easy 🤣🤣

When lubricating electrical switches of this nature, you may want to use CRC 2-26. Its safe on plastics and cleans and lubes the contacts. I use WD-40 to remove road tar from lower body panels in the summer time.

You have an excellent channel man , I watch your videos just about everyday and people can learn a lot about dealing with issues they maybe having with their toys , I know watching you work on these fun toys helped me solve a couple problems I was having with my 98 banshee which ended up being the ignition switch and a vacuum hose that was dry rotted. You were working on an old 3 wheeler that had that problem at the time.

I love that the title says in 10 minutes but we get a good 45 minutes. 🙏🏽💯 love a good detailed video they help out so much

Your really digging deep with these latest finds!😂👍🇺🇸

$800 for a J-arm?! 😍 In 1996" I bought a 88" RM 250 for $200 because it had a broken spark plug wire.. took it home and had it running in 10 minutes!! I was 15 yrs old but knew a thing or two about 2 strokes!! Excellent job on the diagnosis!

Such a classic quad, hopefully can ride one in some dunes one day, bucket list trip. That spark plug wire is a tricky one, I don't always think to check that first, but its happened a couple times now.

Would love to have that for $800...a diamond in the rough for sure just waiting to be polished & I've always wanted a first-year Banshee, nice find!

The absolute best sounding machine in my opinion....especially with pipes. But in general...love the sound of banshee

Lmaooo 8:35 the camera was holding on for DEAR LIFE 😂

I admire your patience with the electrical time after time, I just don’t have any lol

Best videos ever. I’m addictive to watch his videos. Perfect videos. Natural no annoying music. No annoying guys . Best videos ever

That’s one of the best sounding banshees I’ve heard in a long time

Yes I'd check those spark plug boots like you said also. Just for good measure on it all. It helps out with your diagnostic's on the not getting consistent spark.

I had the same year banshee, had to sell it this year due to finances. I have always used 32 to 1 on all my 2 strokes and that always gave good smoke. Not seeing much smoke out your 40 to 1 premix makes me nervous. Another great find on the plug wires, initially I also thought it was CDI.

Always loved the design of the Banshee.

Crushing the content and finds lately! Why can't I find a $800 banshee lol

A friend of mine had one of these in the late 80's or early 90's can't remember. What I do remember is nobody really liked to ride it because it was scary fast for 13 year olds. LOL!

A lot of doofuses not watching the video. Not his quad, he didn't buy it. He's working on it for someone else. Try watching, THEN COMMENTING

Love watching you troubleshoot. Great work.

What a great restoration project!. Always loved the design of the Banshee..

Seat looks amazing

I love watching your videos when I can.

Great video it's good to see youngster's working with their hands and not needing a lap top to fix everything

The connectors are usually taped to help keep moisture out. Well... thats their thought anyways. I was waiting for this puppy to run in the 10 mins you mentioned.... Lol. Come on. you're slacking! Great video ,brother.

Good fix bud. I believe you can unplug the kill and ignition switch to rule out. Test/ohm oem stator use it if in spec. Definitely going to be lean. Running stock Jets with aftermarket K&N filter and cold Temps will need to be jetted/tuned. Quick test to check needle seat is to connect tube to fuel intake and blow through tube (using your mouth and holding float) while turning carb upside-down allowing float to close, no air should pass if ok. Set float height to spec. Oh and I didn't notice if the tors delete idle screws were installed. Don't adjust idle using throttle cable.

Joe your channel has become the only one i watch lately.. thanks for all the hard work man!

I had an idea of the issue right away but great job marking things off your list I actually came back to see how to check a kill switch

you are a very competent mechanic. the issues with these old machines can be very tough to figure out.

Haven't watched it yet but I'm already stoked for a great fix. What a find! That is worth way more than $800.

Twin 2 strokes sound so wicked! That's going to be an awesome ride.

My guy 2vintage is slept on

What a great restoration project!

Fixed in 10 mins. 45 minute video. Low quality clickbait. Shocking. Incredible. Amazing.

Fixes in in 10 mins but the videos over 40 mins 😂 love the video man

This guy is amazingly immune to carbon monoxide... great vid's ... gettin paid by y/t, right on!

The boost bottle is a add on. Stock there was aluminum cross over tube 16mm.

i bought my 2003 banshee for 800 dollars (before maybe 18 months), and it was in a good condition .actually its ready to ride !

Clutch safety switch also causes intermittent spark also

That aftermarket piece on the intake is called a boost bottle. It replaces the crosser over pipe and was supposed to do a bunch of things but really didn't do shit. They were a waste of money.

Such a badass quad

J arms were available for the first few years if im not mistaken. 800 bucks is so unheard of. Very cool

My dream atv. I can't even find one where I live. Guess I'd have to win the lottery to get one of those...lol

Don't you wish they were all that easy ?!?!? Hey bud, thanks for taking your time and actually showing us what you're doing and how you're doing it!

Good work joe!

That's nice of you to help out that guy you're awesome

Hey Joe check that CDI box.& The voltage regulator rectifier box to on it.

Cdi or rectifier for sure. Never ise the kill switch as they have brass connectors inside. Also use the key if it has one. A kill switch is for emergencies when u roll or are pinned under it.

Instead of pouring gas into the carb, just blow into it. It should blow through. Then turn it upside down. It should shut off and not let you blow through it. Much less messy! ☺ 👍

Love the channel, the detail, and the pointers. Why does seeing Quad stripped down to the frame reminded me of a homemade go-cart?

Fixed in 10 mins makes a 45 min video 😂😂😂 im dead 😅

You should do more full engine rebuilds

Man. I think you should do a complete restoration on something I would definitely watch and I think it would get a million views at least. You know your machines for sure.

Love all your videos. You're great at what ya do. I have a older quad here needs work just don't know what to look for.

Banshees like that where I’m from are going for 3-4K 😂

That thing sounds mint for what it is!

That oil is only for the transmission & clutch not engine lubricant

Best sound ever! I had a rd 400 love that thing.

I can't believe how good it runs even the condition that wings will be a gem restored

You should put Chuck on a fast quad and have him "send it" across yer field and play "rock roullette" wearing full football gear... thats what little brothers are for 😉

wow. a running $800 Banshee in that condition would be begging me for my version of a fairly complete resto. theoretically: I’d strip it down, sandblast & repaint the frame, re-wire & re-loom the criticals, blast & paint suspension components & swing arm and basically everything metal, rebuild the top end & score new plastics. I’d put just under $1k into it, to have it look really good & perform even better for under $1.8K. in reality: I’d strip it down, get to work on the shoddy frame bits, lose interest, have a pile of Banshee parts for many years, then I’d sell it all for $600, losing $200, thus reminding myself again again that I only need to buy good-to-go toys Every Time I get the Itch. I’ve learned. I have a badass fully-paint restored RD350 with gobs of aftermarket parts that has been sitting for over a year. me = idiot

You can't touch one of those on the east coast for less than 5k. Awesome deal! Nice job!

Great explantion in the video and detailed! You don't get good videos like this, didn't need this for ref for anything just stumbled across it. Great job keep up the good videos, that shee sound always gives ya the chills heh

first start sounded like my pipes heating up with that rattle 😂

Joe u sure fix things fast brother, wow!😮👁👌👊💪💪💪

I love how ten minute jobs always take four hours lol

A fastest way to check the kill switch and ignition switch ,disconnect the ground wire from the coil.

For $800 bucks mostly stock Banshee what is not to love great find by your friend hope he does the bike the justice is deserves great video Joe have a great week mate 👊💨

I would just like to say- I subscribe to your channel and have been watching your videos for a while now. You are, a super talented small engine mechanic and have amazing content! Keep up the amazing work young man (no disrespect)

Why do you always rev everything to the moon when you cold start? Let the thing get some heat in it first

I got a 83 Honda ascot vt 500 witch is a 2 cylinder but has four plugs it will run for about a minute at a time and then loses spark on 1 wire on each cylinder I tried 4 different cdi boxes so I think it might be in the ignition if not it's probably the pickup coil downstairs

obviously this will depend on what's available but i would really like to see another sports bike build on the channel like maybe a fireblade or a ninja

Man that a nice one what great find wish I could find a good banshee got 2 motors for one trying to find one at a deal.

Yeah I'd like to find a banshee or for that fact any fourwheelers or bike's for 800! I used to find them all the time for cheap but not now!

You know she is a mean machine when she mixes the file and oil for you

When I get it all restored Joe will make a part 2. I’m hoping to make a restoration video of it on my channel

I think that diagnosis took longer than ten minutes ,so how did you fix it in ten minutes

I just picked up a 2019 SSR250 pretty well stock besides aftermarket carb Has title pretty decent bike low hours not sure what ill do with it could come in handy this summer if gas $ don't come down

your awesome, I learn alot from you, hey if he wants to sell that banshee let me know

You do good work awsome I've been doing this for 40 and some years spot on keep up the good work.

Love the Alinement on the quad beside it ! ;)

Bought my ‘87 banshee for 5k last June from the original owners! Almost completely stock too

Yo hope you see this comment and reply, I have a 02 raptor 660 I need looked at. Just having starting issues when it’s super cold and just drains the battery instead , it will turn over and pop and stuff but just has a hard time starting , once it gets warm and all it has no issue starting and running

It's a great platform everything is available for them you can make a monster out of one of these!!!

1987, 1988, and 1989 had J-arms. Had an 89, and they broke quite often.

she got the ole six pack holder grab bar! love these old bikes

I wanna know what world these people live in where they can get used atvs and Dirtbikes for less than $1,000 because I want to visit there

Like we say here concerning trouble-shooting: check the last action of the mechanic first! Yes, the shortening of the sparkplug wires in this case. 😀

Thank you so much for this video, I learned a lot about my banchiee

ahh that is why it sounds so crisp, they removed the baffles from the stock exhaust lol cause a stock banshee doesnt make that much noise they more sound like a lawn mower, while this sounds crisp

For 2 Years I've been wanting a 2005 Yamaha banshee 650

Open the garage door homie! Good job getting her back going!

Tube is a vaccum canister for mo powa

Ten minutes huh the video was 45 alone .. Doesn’t matter you did an excellent job on your trial and error and seeking out the problem. I love watching you.

I always hear about crazy deals on all the repair KZfaq channels for bikes, cars, atvs, etc. but never see any of that around here